I feel in love with our venue, but unfortuantely there were no really nice hotels in the area. We ended up going with The Hilton Garden Inn which is about 20/30 mins depending on traffic and whether or not you take the highway or back roads. My MIL took care of most of the hotel issues for us and they only complain we had was the person we were dealing with wasn't getting back us. Eventually we connected with Andrea Walker and she was very responsive. I believe they delivered all of the goodie bags and displayed a nice breakfast for us in a private room the next morning. The rooms were clean and they were right off of the highway. I just didn't like it was in a plaza with Home Depot (hence the address Home Depot Drive), but that's not something they could help. Overall it was a good experience.

Congratulations!! Sounds and (from what I can see) looked amazing! Are those exposed beams at the venue? Love that look. And your dress, despite the issues with the shop, is stunning. Thanks for all the details. This will definitely help others.

Thanks for the wonderful review. The Villa is so nice- I have been to a wedding and a "work event/party" there. They really have stepped it up over the years. I'm always glad to read such a nice review of someone else's big day!